Evolve or die trying: What’s next for SaaS
By elevating customer experience outside of a single SaaS system and using the flexibility of an API-first model, companies can create useful and compelling CXs. By elevating customer experience outside of a single SaaS system and using the flexi.....»»
Growth marketing roundup: cool SaaS, marketing lies, VR ads and more
TechCrunch is searching for the best growth marketers for founders to work with. Click through to learn about some of our favorites. One might think that a short week due to a U.S. holiday calls for a short weekly recap, but we have plenty.....»»
This early-stage marketing expert says ‘B2B SaaS is actually very, very cool now’
"There’s a bias for wanting to use what worked previously, but people forget … your customers and markets are totally different. You can’t just replicate." Doing more with less: This is what marketers get asked for when they join an e.....»»
r2c raises $27M to scale its security-focused code analysis service
This morning r2c, a startup building a SaaS service around the Semgrep open-source project, announced that it has closed a $27 million Series B. Felicis led the round, which the company said was a pre-emptive deal. Prior investors firms Redpoint and.....»»
Localyze raises $12M for a SaaS that supports cross-border hiring and relocation
Y-Combinator-backed Localyze has nabbed $12 million in Series A funding led by Blossom Capital for a SaaS that supports staff relocations and hiring across borders. Previous investor Frontline Ventures also participated,with a number of angel investo.....»»
Sarah Guo, Kobie Fuller & Casey Aylward headline investor panel at TC Sessions: SaaS
Sarah Guo, Kobie Fuller & Casey Aylward headline investor panel at TC Sessions: SaaS.....»»
To guard against data loss and misuse, the cybersecurity conversation must evolve
People — not applications, networks or endpoints — have become the primary security perimeter in today’s cloud-first, choose-the-handiest-device, collaboration-obsessed world. Sid Trivedi Contributor.....»»
After bootstrapping since 2002, Articulate raises $1.5B on $3.75B valuation
Most companies don’t announce their first venture investment after almost 20 years in the business, nor do they announce that round is the equivalent of a good startup’s entire private fundraising history. But Articulate, a SaaS training.....»»
Gusto is now offering pieces of its service to other companies via API
This morning Gusto, a unicorn that sells payroll and benefits management software, announced that it will now offer part of its service via an API to external platforms. The new product, dubbed Gusto Embedded Payroll, will allow vertical SaaS compani.....»»
SaaS-focused Acceleprise rebrands, raises $30M in new capital
TechCrunch has covered Acceleprise several times over the years, including a look at its mid-2020 accelerator startup batch from its three accelerators. The firm has long focused on business-to-business SaaS startups, helping them get their start in.....»»
2U set to acquire non-profit edX for deal north of $600M
2U, a SaaS platform that helps non-profits and colleges run online universities, plans to acquire all the assets of Harvard and MIT-founded edX for a deal north of $600 million, according to multiple sources. 2U did not immediately respond to request.....»»
Databricks co-founder and CEO Ali Ghodsi is coming to TC Sessions: SaaS
Databricks co-founder and CEO Ali Ghodsi is coming to TC Sessions: SaaS.....»»
Darwin got sexual selection backward, research suggests
Charles Darwin was a careful scientist. In the middle of the 19th century, while he was collecting evidence for his theory that species evolve by natural selection, he noticed it didn't explain the fancy tails of male peacocks, the antlers paraded by.....»»
Study: Complexity holds steady as writing systems evolve
A new paper in the journal Cognition examines the visual complexity of written language and how that complexity has evolved......»»
Plants use a blend of external influences to evolve defense mechanisms
Plants evolve specialized defense chemicals through the combined effects of genes, geography, demography and environmental conditions, a study published today in eLife reports......»»
Scientists uncover the mysteries of how viruses evolve
An international team of researchers have shed new light on the early stages of viral evolution......»»
AI startup investment is on pace for a record year
AI rounds are particularly hot or at least as hot as the larger SaaS market, which is itself enjoying historically rich multiples as more capital pours into the aggregate startup world. The startup investing market is crowded, expensive and.....»»
Transferring money through mobile: Why digital wallets are the future of commerce?
Transferring money through mobile is becoming increasingly popular as mobile wallets continue to develop and evolve. Millennials are in particular aboard the hype and helping to drive the digital wallet revolution. It’s no secret that the funct.....»»
Cisco extends feature offerings for hybrid work, debuts Webex Suite
Like many other vendors developing and selling video-based communications tools, Cisco has been working to evolve its Webex offering into a tool that can meet the many challenges these new situations present. As with its competitors, it has been incr.....»»
How bottom-up sales helped Expensify blaze the path for SaaS
You'd expect an expense management company to have a large sales department and advertise heavily. But like we’ve seen over and over, Expensify just doesn’t do what you think it should. You’d expect an expense management company t.....»»
Trained viruses prove more effective at fighting antibiotic resistance
The threat of antibiotic resistance rises as bacteria continue to evolve to foil even the most powerful modern drug treatments. By 2050, antibiotic resistant-bacteria threaten to claim more than 10 million lives as existing therapies prove ineffectiv.....»»